In this article, you'll find all the information you need to connect Coinbase to CryptoBooks via API and automatically import the transactions you made on your exchange.
How to create API credentials on Coinbase
Follow these simple steps to connect your Coinbase account to our software and import all your transactions into your CryptoBooks profile:
Go to Coinbase and click on the profile icon at the top right corner
click on Settings from the drop-down menu
click on API from the menu on the left
click on Create API Key
in the pop-up window assign a name to your API (i.e. CryptoBooks API), then select default for portfolio from the drop-down menu and tick the box View (read only)
now click Create & Download
coinbase will show you the two keys created which you will need to copy and store in a safe place because you will not be able to retrieve them anymore
API Key
Private Key
finally click on I've saved my key
How to insert API credentials on CryptoBooks
Follow these steps to easily connect Coinbase to CryptoBooks via API
login into your CryptoBooks account and from the menu, select Connections
click on the Add Connection button in the upper right corner
click on the Coinbase Icon, you can use the Exchange API filter or type "Coinbase" in the Search Bar to find it easily
choose a Name for your connection
if you are a resident in Portugal or Spain, you'll be asked to choose the nationality of the intermediary. To know more, check this guide
enter the API key and the API secret you copied from Coinbase
finally click on the Create Connection button in the upper right corner of the page
the sync between Coinbase and your CryptoBooks account will begin!